A memorial tribute to Disney Imagineer David Mumford is held in California. (The talented 46-year-old Imagineer, historian, and author had passed away January 20th.) As a senior principal show set designer at Walt Disney Imagineering, David oversaw the production of working set drawings for Disney theme park attractions (such as the Journey into Imagination with Figment attraction at Epcot).

The Lizzie McGuire episode "Bye, Bye Hillridge Junior High" and

the That's So Raven episode "Campaign in the Neck" both

air for the first time on Disney Channel.

The martial arts comedy feature Shanghai Knights is released

by Touchstone Pictures. The sequel to Shanghai Noon, when a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon (Jackie Chan) and Roy (Owen Wilson) make their way to London with revenge on their minds.

2004:

The Disney/Pixar animated feature Finding Nemo

earns an amazing nine Annie Awards at the

31st annual event, held at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.

Outstanding Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production is

awarded to Disney's The Jungle Book 2 (Sharon Forward).

Roy E. Disney's appearance on stage as a presenter prompts a

thunderous applause and a standing ovation (as he is in the midst of

ousting CEO Michael Eisner). Voice actor Will Ryan and his ukulele,

leads the audience in a round of "Happy Birthday" for absent Winsor

McCay honoree Thurl Ravenscroft (whose voice can be heard all over

Disney television shows, movies and theme park attractions). The late

John Hench (the great Disney artist & Imagineer who passed only 2

days ago) is also awarded the Winsor McCay Award for Lifetime

Achievement in the service of animation.

The Ub Iwerks Award for Technical Achievement is given to

Scott F. Johnston (whose Disney credits include The Lion King,

Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast).

Television's The Wonderful World of Disney airs

"The Special Edition of The Lion King."

"Tomorrow, we're going to the Park and we'll go down, stand in line and

pretend we're guests. I always come back with a full load of notes."

-Imagineer & illustrator John Hench

1956:

Folk singers Archer and Gile appear on the ABC-TV series Mickey Mouse Club.

Today is Guest Star Day.

2001:

Die-hard Disney fans begin to line up at 5 p.m. Wednesday, 15

hours before the 8 a.m.Thursday opening of Disney's California

Adventure. Disneyland officials discourage people from camping out, although bathrooms are available, and a

Ted Sears, and Webb Smith from Collodi's original story. Disney's second animated feature, it has cost a staggering $2.6 million to make. (Pinocchio is felt by many film historians to be the most technically perfect of all the Disney animated features.)

attraction that will bring the television and pop culture phenomenon to life at

Disney World's Hollywood Studios theme park. Currently slated to debut in late 2008, the

attraction will allow Disney guest to experience the challenge of auditioning, the rush of performing on stage

in competition, or the thrill of judging the performances in a live interactive "American Idol" setting.

1947:

Disney Legend Wayne Anthony Allwine, the third official voice of Mickey

Mouse, is born in Los Angeles, California. Active on stage and screen most of his life, he

made his first television appearance at age seven as one of the children interviewed by Art Linkletter on his

House Party program! In 1966, Allwine's career with the "House of Mouse" began when he took a job in the

mailroom at The Walt Disney Studios. From there, he worked briefly in Wardrobe, then moved to Audio Post Production

and began a 7-1/2 year stint under resident sound effects expert Jimmy Macdonald. Allwine later assumed the role of Mickey from Macdonald (who helped coach him). Beside Macdonald, the only other person to voice the famous mouse

was Walt Disney himself! Allwine's first appearance as Mickey was voicing the animated lead-ins for The New Mickey

Mouse Club in 1977. But his first appearance as Mickey for a theatrical release was in the 1983 Mickey's Christmas

Carol. (The voice of Mickey until his passing in 2009, Allwine was married to Russi Taylor, the voice of Minnie Mouse.)

1943:

Historian Eric Foner, considered the leading contemporary expert on the

post-Civil War Reconstruction period, is born in New York City. He revised the presentation of

American history at the Hall of Presidents at Disney World's Magic Kingdom, and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln at

Disneyland. Foner completely rewrote and changed the script of the Hall of Presidents in order to focus more on

slavery and other ethical and civil related issues. He also rewrote Lincoln's speech, which was originally nearly

identical to that which Lincoln gave in the original version of Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln.

"A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face." -Blue Fairy

1944:

Disney's animated feature Pinocchio is released in Spain.

Academy Award nominations for the best of 1943 are announced. Disney's Saludos

Amigos is nominated for Best Sound Recording, Best Scoring of a Musical Picture, and Best Music, Song.

Victory Through Air Power receives a nomination in the category Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Disney's Reason and Emotion also receives a nod for Best Short Subjects, Cartoons. Oscar night is March 2.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces its nominations for

the best of 1935. Disney's Who Killed Cock Robin? and Three Orphan Kittens are both nominated for

an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons. Winners will be announced March 5.

British-born composer-conductor Oliver Wallace begins work at the Walt Disney Studio. Over the next 25 years, he wrote more than thirty miles of soundtrack! His first big success was Dumbo (1941), for which he, together with Frank Churchill, won his first and only Oscar. Wallace went

on to score Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and Lady and the Tramp.

Lorraine Bracco (and co-produced with Cinergi Pictures). In the Amazon rain forest a brilliant but

eccentric research scientist, Dr. Robert Campbell, is on the verge of a medical breakthrough, a cure for cancer, but

he has lost the formula and must now rediscover the elusive serum. The pharmaceutical corporation sponsoring the

research has sent another biochemist, Dr. Rae Crane, to investigate the reclusive genius. A hardheaded female

scientist is the last thing Campbell wants around his camp ... but he must find the rare antidote.

2009:

Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar, receives the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar statue) at the Scientific and Technical Awards Presentations at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. (Portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation will be shown at the Oscar ceremony on February 22 at the Kodak Theatre.)

1977:

It's Who, What, Why, Where, When and How Day on episode 16 of The New Mickey

Mouse Club. The Mouseketeers visit Cougar Hill Ranch, home of many famous animal actors and owned and

operated by trainer George Toth. His children, Nikki and Elizabeth, who care for the animals, give a tour of the

compound explaining the care, feeding and training of their charges. The Mousekartoon Pests of the West is also

The first full trailer for Disney's live-action (and heavy CGI) remake of the 1967

cartoon classic The Jungle Book is shown during the broadcast of Super Bowl 50.

Set for release in April, the film features Bill Murray as Baloo the bear, Christopher Walken as King Louie the

orangutan, and Ben Kingsley as the friendly panther Bagheera.

For only the second time in its history, there is no iconic Disney commercial following

the Super Bowl. The traditional "I'm going to Disney World" and "I'm going to Disneyland" commercial has been appearing since 1987 when New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms said it after winning Super Bowl XXI. Disney

has run the commercial soon after the end of each Super Bowl since, except for 2005.

Denver Bronco quarterback Peyton Manning tells reporters that he's "taking his kids to Disneyland," after his

team's 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers.

2017:

The Visual Effects Society (VES) announces the winners of their annual VES Awards, honoring outstanding visual effects in motion pictures, television and other media.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure wins the award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project. Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure is an all-new, innovative ride experience developed specifically for Shanghai Disneyland.